countess
noun/ˈkaʊntɪs/
Etymology From Anglo-Norman cuntesse, Old French contesse, from Latin comitissa; equivalent to count + -ess. Doublet of contessa.
1
The wife of a count or earl.
2
A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.
- Elizabeth Millicent Leveson-Gower is 24th Countess of Sutherland; her son will be the 25th Earl.
- Synonyms
- earless
- Derived terms
- Countess Wear, countessly